533 - We See and We Hear

<p>John and Craig rant about prohibitive screenwriting advice and declare their allegiance to the “we see/we hear” convention. They analyze scripts from this year’s awards season to argue good story trumps all else.</p> <p>We also answer questions on screenplay fundamentals from parantheticals, action lines to script length.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, we consider: what is the screenwriting equivalent of boot camp?</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/the-cw-sale-nexstar-1235073465/"> The CW is for sale!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2022/writing-with-an-invisible-illness">Annie Hayes on Writing with an Invisible Illness</a> on John’s blog</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Being-The-Ricardos-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> Being the Ricardos</a> by Aaron Sorkin</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Lost-Daughter-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> The Lost Daughter</a> by Maggie Gyllenhaal</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Mitchells-Vs-The-Machines-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> The Mitchells vs. the Machines</a> by Mike Rianda And Jeff Rowe</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Passing-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> Passing</a> by Rebecca Hall</li> <li><a href= "https://focusfeaturesguilds2021.com/belfast/Belfast.pdf">Belfast</a> by Kenneth Branagh</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tick-Tick-Boom-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> Tick, Tick, Boom</a> by Steven Levenson</li> <li><a href="https://johnaugust.com/library">Willy Wonka Script</a> at the johnaugust.com library!</li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11846996/">Vigil</a> show</li> <li><a href="http://puzzles.mit.edu/nexthunt.html">MIT Mystery Hunt 2022</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift